Student Exploration: Unit Conversions (BIO101)

Student Exploration: Unit Conversions Vocabulary: base unit, cancel, conversion factor, dimensional analysis, metric system, prefix, scientific notation Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Sara lives in Toronto, Canada, while her cousin Michael lives in Detroit, Michigan. They like to compare how fast they are growing up. 1. Sara tells Michael she is 160 centimeters tall, while Michael says he is 60 inches tall. If there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch, who...